SJ.com Secret Santa, 2012 edition: CLOSED. Pairings sent.

Ho, Ho, Ho, Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Christmas (or whatever holiday you may or may not celebrate)! (It feels early, but I started this even earlier last year...holy hell.)

It’s that time of year again, the eighth annual SportsJournalists.com Secret Santa Shenanigans! Once again, I'm basically just copying and pasting last year's post.

The rules are simple: Send a PM to this handle with your name OR handle (whatever you feel comfortable with packages being addressed to, but please not both) and address you want the gift shipped to. Please also include a list of gift ideas or things you're interested in. The gift range is $15-20. You may go over that if you wish, but expect nothing more than $20 in return. You could be surprised, but don’t spend $30 and then get pissed that you got something for $16. Them’s the rules.

Oh, and anyone who enters without EXPLICIT statements that they simply cannot afford to ship to another country is eligible to draw one of our foreign posters. And vice versa, for those of you above the border or overseas.

I will close entries at noon ET on Nov. 6. I will draw names that afternoon, and everyone will know who they are shopping for that night. That gives you more than six weeks to buy something and put it in the mail. If you don’t think you can do that, please do not sign up as it is not fair to the others who participate.

Things do arise, I know. If something comes up and you will not be able to get a gift in the mail, PLEASE let me know ASAP so I can offer up a second giftee to anyone who wants one, or start shopping myself.

It really is that easy.

For example, you send me a PM that says:

Natalie Punto
1234 Nowhere Lane
Podunkville, OH 48275

I like the Browns, the Indians, and kitschy T-shirts (size 7XL). Among the movies I’d like but do not own are Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo and The Santa Clause. I also wouldn’t mind one of the following CDs: Whale Sounds of the Antarctic, Billie Holiday's Love Songs and Beyonce's "4".

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There you go. Please give specific ideas on movies, books or CDs so you don’t get something you already have, and ALWAYS include clothing sizes. And be warned, for those of you who have not participated before, the PM to your Santa will include a quoted version of your PM to me, and will include your handle. For instance:

Dear BYH,

Congratulations! You drew IJAG in this year's Secret Santa! Here is the information provided.

Natalie Punto
1234 Nowhere Lane
Podunkville, OH 48275

I like the Browns, the Indians, and kitschy T-shirts (size 7XL). Among the movies I’d like but do not own are Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo and The Santa Clause. I also wouldn’t mind one of the following CDs: Whale Sounds of the Antarctic, Billie Holiday's Love Songs and Beyonce's "4".

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So if you want something sent to you by your real name, your handle WILL be attached to it. If you're uncomfortable with that, feel free to stick with just using your handle. But I feel pretty confident in how this works, and I've never gotten any complaints about participants outing each other without consent.

Any questions, PM them here. Please do not send your PMs to me at my other handle. I’ll check in often to compile my list. Let’s get to Santa-ing!